Ian Cade

United Kingdom \ Member since December 2005

#128 323 45

I discovered the World Heritage list whilst studying in the Czech city of Olomouc in 2003, and since then I have spent a fair bit of my time visiting the sites and boring people with information about them. World Heritage Sites provide a great way to hunt out the best bits of countries and can give you a look at some great parts of a destination that you would otherwise not see. A few of my favourite sites have been the ones that I have made a special effort to get to see because of their place on the list; Sceilg Mhichíl, Guanajuato and Preah Vihear

I mostly take short trips around Europe, making the most of budget airlines special offers, seeing some of the continent's great cities, visiting friends and dragging them to some pretty obscure places.
I try to travel outside Europe at least once a year and hope to tick off a few of the places on my wish list when money, politics and time enable this.

It's not about the shark!:
Whilst the World Heritage Sites themselves are the focus of my travels, they are more a means to an end, the real joy of travelling comes from interacting with people, waiting for trains at hitherto unknown corners of the world then eating and drinking the tasty (and not so tasty) delights on offer.

My most impressive site: Angkor

My proposal for a new site: Major Buildings of the Chicago School of Architecture

Check out my website: https://letterboxd.com/meltwaterfalls/

Recent Visits
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    Welterbetag 2025: Hildesheim Cathedral and Church
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    Cilento and Vallo di Diano, Naples, Pompei, Royal Palace at Caserta
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    Sept. 13, 2024
    Eisinga Planetarium
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About Ian Cade

First name
Ian
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December 2005
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United Kingdom
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Reviews by Ian Cade

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Kutna Hora by Ian Cade

Kutna Hora (Inscribed)

Kutna Hora

Kutna Hora makes a great half/ full day trip from Prague. I have great memories of this place and it is well worth the short trip out here. The centre …

Holasovice by Ian Cade

Holasovice (Inscribed)

Holasovice

This is a quaint little village seemingly untouched by the modern European world around it. It is a decent place to visit if you have a few hours to kill …

Prague by Ian Cade

Prague (Inscribed)

Prague

First things first; Prague has a lot of tourists! However its massive charm is more than enough to make this one of Europe's most impressive destinations.

Prague is one of …

Cesky Krumlov by Ian Cade

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Cesky Krumlov

I have spent a lot of time in the Czech Republic and travelled pretty extensively around it, and I don't think I saw anywhere as beautiful as Cesky Krumlov.

The …

Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz by Ian Cade

Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz (Inscribed)

Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz

The Palace and Gardens are a reasonably interesting half day trip from Olomouc. The Palace is just off of the main square and there are regular tours. The interior is …

Major Town Houses by Ian Cade

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Major Town Houses

These four houses are some of the finest city residences in Europe, and in my view the finest works of the Art Nouveau movement. The main problem is that the …

Works of Antoni Gaudí by Ian Cade

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Works of Antoni Gaudí

The works of Gaudi are possibly the biggest tourist attraction in Barcelona so these sites are very busy but still very impressive.

Unfortunately Palacio Güell was closed when I was …

Medina of Sousse by Ian Cade

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Medina of Sousse

The Medina in Sousse is perhaps the nicest in the country to look at, and a cool feeling is given off by the white washed walls and blue medina doors. …

Kairouan by Ian Cade

Kairouan (Inscribed)

Kairouan

Kairouan is the fourth holiest city in Islam, (although I have just done a little research and this may be a tad controversial!) and it is said that travelling there …

Amphitheater of El Jem by Ian Cade

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Amphitheater of El Jem

The Coliseum at El Jem is pretty fantastic and it has a capacity that was probably greater than the population of the town that now surrounds it! The site is …

Kerkuane by Ian Cade

Kerkuane (Inscribed)

Kerkuane

This is a really nice site to visit, it is out of the way and situated on a great piece of coastline. There is not much left (everything is less …

Dougga/Thugga by Ian Cade

Dougga/Thugga (Inscribed)

Dougga/Thugga

This is one of the best UNESCO sites I have visited, it is on a huge scale and very well preserved. The theatre and Capitol are almost entirely intact! And …

Flemish Béguinages by Ian Cade

Flemish Béguinages (Inscribed)

Flemish Béguinages

Having travelled pretty extensively in Flanders, I have managed to see quite a few Begijnhofs. The most impressive one I have seen so far is the Groot Begijnhof of Leuven. …

Vienna by Ian Cade

Vienna (Inscribed)

Vienna

I had received pretty mixed reviews about Vienna so I was not expecting much when I arrived. However I was stunned when I got to walk around, the wealth of …

Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau by Ian Cade

Palau de la Musica Catalana &… (Inscribed)

Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau

The two buildings on here are quite a way apart from each other in Barcelona but can both be seen easily if you want to spend a couple of hours …

Luther Memorials by Ian Cade

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Luther Memorials

We visited Lutherstadt Wittenberg for a particularly cold November afternoon. The town itself was quite pretty but not at its best on an icy autumn day, I would guess it …

Carthage by Ian Cade

Carthage (Inscribed)

Carthage

There is not much left to see of Carthage which really is a testament to the Romans who totally obliterated their biggest rival of the period. It is pretty important …

Giant's Causeway by Ian Cade

Giant's Causeway (Inscribed)

Giant's Causeway

All of Britain's natural World Heritage sites contain coastlines, but this is perhaps the most unique and recognisable of them all. We had a lovely day trip here from Belfast …

Bamberg by Ian Cade

Bamberg (Inscribed)

Bamberg

Central Europe has thrown up some of my favourite towns and Bamberg certainly ranks among them. We spent an unexpected and very cold day here in January 2007, and it …

Messel Pit by Ian Cade

Messel Pit (Inscribed)

Messel Pit

This was a site that I really had no preparation for visiting and it was a split second decision at Darmstadt station that brought us here instead of Lorsch. What …

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